The Sr. Quality Engineer will be responsible for providing on time support to our internal or external customers to develop and sustain the quality of Drive Unit manufacturing for Model 3 and Y programs. You will assess risks, engineer the necessary quality controls (including the incoming components) and prevention methods to achieve production targets and ultimately deliver a safe and reliable product to enable Tesla's mission to accelerate the word towards sustainable energy. A successful candidate must be a professional problem solver, data driven, with quality and customer mindset, and have the personal drive and stamina for relentless, continual improvement.
- Development of manufacturing requirements, quality standards and product quality plans to assure products will meet expectations of our target customers
- Deployment of manufacturing level requirements to subsystems, assemblies & components to assure clear focus on design and customer needs
- Identification of critical requirements to assure proper supplier and production focus on critical needs
- Leading development of FMEAs (Design & Process) for development teams to identify and address critical risks
- Support development of manufacturing equipment, controls and test plans to address risks identified in FMEA. Participate in design reviews to assure product subsystem quality, manufacturability, reliability, etc.
- Assist development with statistical tolerancing, Monte Carlo analysis and other methods to investigate the effects of part and process variability on system performance
- Support process capability analyses to investigate the ability of suppliers and production processes to meet defined specifications and quality standards
- Design effective experiments through DOE or other methods to support design teams in investigation of various alternatives or in design validation testing
- Manage and facilitate the root cause & corrective actions system through tracking and validation of issues and support in root cause analysis through facilitating brainstorming, use of lean methodologies, hypothesis testing, design of experiments, etc.
- Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, Industrial Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 7+ years of quality engineering experience
- Six Sigma certification is preferred
- The successful candidate for this position must have a broad technical background with the ability to work with engineering, manufacturing, service and suppliers across a wide variety of issues. Strong interpersonal and communication skills are an absolute requirement to establish effective working relationships within Tesla and outside
- Specific training and demonstrated success in applying design for quality and problem-solving methodologies, FMEA, process capability analysis, hypothesis testing, DoE, SPC, etc.
- Strong background and demonstrated success applying statistical methods
- Minitab, JMP or other statistical software capabilities are preferred
- Data mining and database (e.g. MySQL) experience
- Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills
Benefits
Along with competitive pay, as a full-time Tesla employee, you are eligible for the following benefits at day 1 of hire:
- Medical plans > plan options with $0 payroll deduction
- Family-building, fertility, adoption and surrogacy benefits
- Dental (including orthodontic coverage) and vision plans, both have options with a $0 paycheck contribution
- Company Paid (Health Savings Accounts) HSA Contribution when enrolled in the High-Deductible medical plan with HSA
- Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
- 401(k) with employer match, Employee Stock Purchase Plans, and other financial benefits
- Company paid Basic Life, AD&D
- Short-term and long-term disability insurance (90 day waiting period)
- Employee Assistance Program
- Sick and Vacation time (Flex time for salary positions, Accrued hours for Hourly positions), and Paid Holidays
- Back-up childcare and parenting support resources
- Voluntary benefits to include: critical illness, hospital indemnity, accident insurance, theft & legal services, and pet insurance
- Weight Loss and Tobacco Cessation Programs
- Tesla Babies program
- Commuter benefits
- Employee discounts and perks program